The Two Towers
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Special clothbound collector’s hardback edition of the second part of J。R。R。 Tolkien’s epic masterpiece， The Lord of the Rings。 This edition features the complete story with a unique cover design and the iconic maps appearing in red and black as endpapers。
Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom。 They have lost the wizard， Gandalf， in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros， Boromir， seduced by the power of the Ring， tried to seize it by force。 While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs。
Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin – alone， that is， save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go。
Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom。 They have lost the wizard， Gandalf， in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros， Boromir， seduced by the power of the Ring， tried to seize it by force。 While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs。
Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin – alone， that is， save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go。
Reviews
Iva
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I read/listened to this one。 Highly recommend the audiobook as the quality is insane。 It has an amazing narrator， incorporated realistic sound effects and had a soundtrack。 The first half was more likeable and fast paced than the second but I liked them both。
Zack Kattwinkel
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*SPOILER ALERT* - If you’ve never read the book or seen the movie for J。R。R。 Tolkien’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS， you might not want to read further since this review includes information related to the conclusion of the book。 ⚔️。Hot take: Rohan is an entire nation of horse girls。 🐴 Now you’ll never read or watch The Two Towers the same way again。 You’re welcome。。FAVORITE SCENE THAT DOESN’T APPEAR IN THE MOVIE: Saruman getting totally pwned by Gandalf the White when they visit the ru *SPOILER ALERT* - If you’ve never read the book or seen the movie for J。R。R。 Tolkien’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS， you might not want to read further since this review includes information related to the conclusion of the book。 ⚔️。Hot take: Rohan is an entire nation of horse girls。 🐴 Now you’ll never read or watch The Two Towers the same way again。 You’re welcome。。FAVORITE SCENE THAT DOESN’T APPEAR IN THE MOVIE: Saruman getting totally pwned by Gandalf the White when they visit the ruined Isengard （more on that below）。 🧙🏻♂️HONORABLE MENTIONS （in ranked order， starting with the highest）: The image， encountered by Sam and Frodo， of the statue of a King of Gondor at the cross-roads near Mordor which had been defaced， but a crown of flowers had grown up around its head。 🗿 Umm… there were pretty much no other scenes that didn’t make it into the movie。 Very faithful adaptation。FAVORITE NEW MOMENT OR DISCOVERY IN THE MOVIE: Addition of Elves into Battle of Helms Deep - in the original book， it’s just the army of Rohan， Aragorn， Legolas， and Gimli， and not quite as big of a deal - it’s finished before the book is even 40% over， but that has more to do with the structure of the book overall than the timeline of the various plot events （again， more on that later）。 It also packs a more powerful punch when Gandalf arrives with the Rohirrim at the end。HONORABLE MENTIONS: Faramir hearing Gollum talking to himself and that’s how he knows the Ring is bad news and to let it go; trees （Ents） unintentionally discovering the desolation caused by Saruman， which rouses them to fight; Theoden’s exorcism/transformation; the battle with the Ringwraiths at Osgiliath which leads to Faramir letting them all go; in the Extended Edition， Eowyn discovering that Aragorn is 80 years old （actually that was just kinda weird）。CHARACTER MOST WRONGED BY THE FILM ADAPTATION: Saruman。 Despite the fact that he appeared on the cover of the mass-market paperback edition that I received as a box set for Christmas in 4th grade， and that （fun fact） Christopher Lee was the only member of the cast ever to have met J。R。R。 Tolkien in real life， the film made far less of a deal of his defeat， where he alternates between insulting and trying to enchant Gandalf and the contingent from Rohan。HONORABLE MENTIONS: Faramir （more on him in the next installment I suspect）， Quickbeam 🌳 （an Ent whom Treebeard delegates to babysit the hobbits）; Erkenbrand （the Captain of Theoden’s guard）; Shelob （receives FAR more personification in the book; in the movie she’s just an angry giant monster spider 🕷）; Shagrat and Gorbag， two orcs at the very end who， while revealing that Frodo isn’t dead， just paralyzed， give some great insight into the dysfunction of the bureaucracy and chain-of-command of the orcs。 （Perhaps they actually humanized the orcs too much， and that’s why they were so significantly reduced？）CHARACTER THAT THE FILM TREATED THE BEST: Eowyn。 She emerges as potentially the MOST complex and developed character in the entire series， especially when given more screen time in the Extended Edition。HONORABLE MENTIONS: Sméagol （Andy Serkis does a terrific job distinguishing him from Gollum; so good that the director was lobbying for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination， but the rules state that the actor himself must be seen on-camera）;， Theoden; as well as Arwen， Elrond， and Galadriel， who don’t even appear in the book （but I imagine signed some pretty thick contracts that the producers wanted to get their money’s [and publicity deals’] worth）。 🧝🏻♀️RANDOM FUN FACT ABOUT THIS BOOK: For years after the film was made， extras from the Helm’s Deep battle sequence would recognize each other when they wore shirts that said “I survived Helm’s Deep” around the city。ANOTHER FUN FACT: The overall budget for the trilogy was $300 million， plus another $200 million for publicity and marketing。 For a while， the New Zealand government had a position called “Minister of the Rings” to capitalize on the opportunity to cash in on the inevitable tourism that would come from the filming locations。ANOTHER FUN FACT: THE TWO TOWERS was 1 of only 3 sequels in history at the time to have been nominated for Best Picture， and it was the only one that didn’t have any of its actors nominated for awards in the Acting categories， but it was nominated in Sound Editing and Visual Effects。ANOTHER FUN FACT: The recipe for Andy Serkis’s "Gollum juice" consisted of honey， lemon， and ginger which allowed him to soothe his throat through recording all the vocals for Gollum。BONUS FUN FACT: For me， one of the earliest memories I associate with this book is getting in trouble for asking what “ere” meant during a standardized test。 （I had finished early and was reading but others were still testing。 For the record， “ere” means “before。”） I also never saw this one in theaters somehow; the first time I saw it was when my mom agreed to rent it for me to watch the summer after it came out， right after getting braces put on a second time。 🦷。Even from the beginning， the dialogue for Boromir’s death was much more elegant in the movie （where it was relegated to the end of The Fellowship of the Ring）: “I tried to take the Ring from Frodo，” he said。 “I am sorry。 I have paid。 [。。。] They have gone: the Halflings: the Orcs have taken them。 I think they are not dead。 Orcs bound them。 [。。。] Farewell， Aragorn！ Go to Minas Tirith and save my people！ I have failed。” That’s it。 None of the great， inspirational shared imagination of banners flying above Minas Tirith， and “the Lords of Gondor” returning… Man， that film adaptation is so good！ 🛡。More than just leaving them as horse girls though， I really liked Aragorn’s description of Rohan in chapter 2。 May it be true of many: “They are proud and wilful， but they are true-hearted， generous in thought and deed; bold but not cruel; wise but unlearned， writing no books but singing many songs， after the manner of the children of Men before the Dark Years。” And a few pages later， more good life advice: “[EOMER:] How shall a man judge what to do in such times？ / [ARAGORN:] As he ever has judged[。 …] Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men。 It is a man’s part to discern them， as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house。” Plus a bit more from Theoden and Gandalf: “‘I owe much to Eomer，’ said Theoden。 ‘Faithful heart may have froward tongue。’ / ‘Say also，’ said Gandalf， ‘that to crooked eyes truth may wear a wry face。’” Okay， ONE MORE piece of life advice， which Gandalf delivers after Pippin steals and looks into the Palantir seeing stone: “No， the burned hand teaches best。 After that advice about fire goes to the heart。” ❤️🔥。Speaking of Gandalf， just a small gripe that I have with the text: though they make a big deal of how he fell at the Bridge in Moria， if one counts the number of chapters between when Gandalf dies and when he reappears， it’s only 9。。Though it provides one of the main sources of comic relief in the film， Legolas and Gimli’s ongoing count is， in fact， part of the book。 Gimli prides himself on killing 2 orcs in the Battle of Helm’s Deep， to which Legolas replies that he’s up to 20。 When Gimli tries to brag that his count is now 21， Legolas replies that his is “two dozen。” 🧝♂️。I had forgotten， since it’s been so many years since I first read the book back in 2002， that the written structure varies significantly from what ended up working for the film。 If you read the books， Volume 1 is pretty straightforward， but then， in Volumes 2 and 3， Tolkien essentially split them in half so that all of Aragorn， Gimli， and Legolas’s （with Merry and Pippin’s） storyline is the first half， and then Frodo and Sam’s （and Gollum’s） is the second half。 Naturally， they made the right decision to correct these for the films so that Helm’s Deep can provide a proper climax at the proper point in the installment。 🏹。“The Eye of Sauron” mostly functions as a metaphor in the book， rather than a physical presence as imagined by director Peter Jackson: “The Eye: that horrible growing sense of a hostile will that strove with great power to pierce all shadows of cloud， and earth， and flesh， and to see you: to pin you under its deadly gaze， naked， immovable。 So thin， so frail and thin， the veils were become that still warded it off。” 👁 Making that Eye an actual object， one that sees and， in some ways， interacts with the characters， certainly heightened the excitement factor for the film。 But then， by the end， a difference in the book: How is SAM able to put the Ring on after Frodo is stung by Shelob， and all the forces of Mordor aren’t immediately drawn to him？？ The book seems to imply that the shadows of the tunnel and Shelob are enough to cloak it， but that seems like a bit of a cop-out。。An instance of solid comic relief in the film， the dialogue with Sam explaining “Po-ta-toes” one syllable at a time and Gollum eventually replying， “You keep nasty chips，” appears almost word-for-word in the book， but the movie missed the chance to communicate the entertaining broader context: “All hobbits， of course， can cook， for they begin to learn the art before their letters （which many never reach）。” 🥘。I absolutely LOVE the part of the book （and consequently， the movie） where Frodo and Sam have a very meta moment thinking about their story being told。 📖 The dialogue transposes almost word-for-word from the book， but Elijah Wood and Sean Astin delivered them SO WELL， particularly the part where Frodo stops and the tone of his voice communicates complete sincerity and gratitude when he says， “Frodo wouldn’t have gotten very far without Sam。” 😢 （Plus， in the movie， Sam’s “By rights， we shouldn’t even be here” might be a subtle reference to how the book never calls for them to visit Osgiliath， but that scene does such a good job of placing them and Faramir in the situation of the war in Gondor AND it shows more of Faramir’s conflict over letting them go and allows for a couple more great special effects shots。 [And a time when a Ringwraith is literally “looking” right at Frodo holding the Ring， but hey， plot armor。]）。Narrator Rob Inglis is most entertaining when providing voices for different orcs， and he’s also got a solid Treebeard - perhaps John Rhys-Davies， who did it for the film， drew some inspiration from him？ I think one of my favorite voices， though， was the one that he gave “nasty Saruman，” when he’s being scolded by Gandalf and responds， “Gibbets and crows！ [。。。] Dotard！ What is the house of Eorl but a thatched barn where brigands drink in the reek， and their brats roll on the floor among the dogs？ Too long have they escaped the gibbet themselves。 But the noose comes， slow in the drawing， tight and hard in the end。 Hang if you will！” It would have been a treat to see Sir Christopher Lee deliver those lines in the movie。 🤷🏼♂️ And， of course， Inglis remains a good sport about all the songs （though there were， mercifully， far fewer in this installment）。 🎵。Whereas the source of some major annoyance in the first volume stemmed mostly from the vast number of songs， the hardest-to-embrace element of this book is the sheer number of NAMES of things that get used， particularly locations， and the reader just kind of has to keep track of all of them。 （Isengard is an area， but Orthanc is the name of the tower; additionally Mordor is Sauron’s country， but his tower is Barad-Dur but then also Minas Morgul is involved somehow; just so many names！） Plus towards the end Faramir shares some of the backstory of Rohan and Gondor， which yes helps explain the origins of the countries but also keeps bringing up more proper nouns for the reader to keep track。 Nice work screenwriters on whittling them down to a manageable number for a film audience！ 🎞。#MiddleEarth #epic #adventure #fantasy #onering #darklord #tracking #horseriding #WhiteWizard #battles #journey #myprecious #unrequitedlove #plotarmor #archery #elvestotherescue #ZackReads2022 #book16of35 #part2of3 #adventure3of4 。。。more
Kathryn Tucknott
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I’m going to do a serious review of this as a series when I finish Return of the King but for now， I’m just going to say that this book is so outrageously gay and I’m here for it。
Matthew Young
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I wish I took time to review this straight after finishing it because instead I went straight to the extended edition of the movie and then to The Return of the King which I couldn't put down。 I do remember reading the end of this book while on a hike in the mountains in New Zealand， it was extremely meta。 I recall reading an exchange between Frodo and Sam， talking about about kind of tale they've fallen into and I couldn't stop highlighting quotes on my Kindle， the sign of a great book I feel。 I wish I took time to review this straight after finishing it because instead I went straight to the extended edition of the movie and then to The Return of the King which I couldn't put down。 I do remember reading the end of this book while on a hike in the mountains in New Zealand， it was extremely meta。 I recall reading an exchange between Frodo and Sam， talking about about kind of tale they've fallen into and I couldn't stop highlighting quotes on my Kindle， the sign of a great book I feel。 。。。more
Erin Barry
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Didn’t read this but read something else of comparable length and I want credit lol
Rui Cerqueira
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Teve início um pouco fraco， mas como sempre o meu puto Tolkien sabe muito bem o que está a fazer e escreve mais um livro fire。 Até agora continua a melhor saga de fantasia
Jordan Bradley
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I liked Fellowship of the Ring， but Two Towers really made me love reading LOTR。 It’s my first time experiencing the story （having never watched the films）， and I feel like this book told me so much more about the lore， relationships， and scope of Middle-Earth。 The story is framed so well by the two towers as well， and it made for a really enthralling second book。 I loved The Hobbit， and this topped that。
Emily Kathleen
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I listened to this book primarily while driving or gardening， while Olie and the kids have been reading it aloud at home when I’m working。 I can’t remember if I’d read it earlier in life， but was surprised when I found it to be delightful， engaging， and willing to explore relationships， desire， and temptation in a robust way。 Compared to the second movie， my most recent experience with this installment， it was way better than I expected。
Drea L
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My absolute favorite Tolkien novel。
Claire
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I've read this twice before but plan on reviewing and rating it when I get around to finishing my listen of the Andy Serkis audiobook。 He's a very talented narrator。 I've read this twice before but plan on reviewing and rating it when I get around to finishing my listen of the Andy Serkis audiobook。 He's a very talented narrator。 。。。more
Abeerah
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Highly recommend listening to the Andy Sirkis audiobook while hiking through a forest。
Angie C
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Outstanding narration on a classic epic story！
Sara
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I liked this a lot more than Fellowship。 In fact I really enjoyed most of it， though as is a given with this series， there is a lot of descriptive prose which can drag at times。 But the deeper dive into the characters we already know， and the excellent introduction of some wonderful new ones， topped with the action at helm's deep， isengard， and in shelob's lair。。。 make this almost a 4。5。 One thing I will note， for good or bad， it is impossible for me to read this series without having images of I liked this a lot more than Fellowship。 In fact I really enjoyed most of it， though as is a given with this series， there is a lot of descriptive prose which can drag at times。 But the deeper dive into the characters we already know， and the excellent introduction of some wonderful new ones， topped with the action at helm's deep， isengard， and in shelob's lair。。。 make this almost a 4。5。 One thing I will note， for good or bad， it is impossible for me to read this series without having images of the film play out in my mind。 I can hear certain delivery of lines， see sequences as they were shown。 I do wonder what I would have imagined without this influence。 For better or worse。 But the films are so good， it makes me eager to go back and watch extended editions again。 No matter what， I cannot separate book from film or vice versa。 。。。more
Mark Smith
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Finished part two！ Enjoyed it again although seemed a long read。 Looking forward to finishing the trilogy with the next book。 4/5 stars for me
Libriz
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I really liked this book by J。R。R。 Tolkien because I think the trip of the characters became really interesting during these adventures。
CatrinsBookshelf
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 🌿 the two towers book review 🌿read: 29th july --> 18th augustshort short summary: the adventure continues however the fellowship has split up。（spoilers！）so， this review is going to be shorter than the last one because most of what was said could also apply to this book。 anyway， the beginning was so uncalled for。 imagine killing off one of your characters TWO pages into the book！ I hated Boromir but WHAT。 it was so depressing when he was put on that boat :（I also found it really interesting how S 🌿 the two towers book review 🌿read: 29th july --> 18th augustshort short summary: the adventure continues however the fellowship has split up。（spoilers！）so， this review is going to be shorter than the last one because most of what was said could also apply to this book。 anyway， the beginning was so uncalled for。 imagine killing off one of your characters TWO pages into the book！ I hated Boromir but WHAT。 it was so depressing when he was put on that boat :（I also found it really interesting how Saruman became the main villain for this part of the book instead of Sauron。 The way that he had infiltrated Edoras with Silvertongue and had the Uruk Hai kidnap Merry and Pippin。 It made for a great chapter when the Ents stormed Isengard and Gandalf talked to him。Then it switched to Frodo and Sam's perspective！ Gollum makes an appearance and is now helping them to go Mount Doom。 The way Gollum is presented is genius here。 We see the two sides of him 'gollum' and 'smeagol' fighting several times。 It's also quite comedic when Sam is insistent that Gollum is bad when Frodo truly believes that he means well。 The ending is a shock and hits hard because we too are forced to trust Gollum but then it is revealed that he did not mean well。 The ending was again one of the best bits: Sam's character development in that chapter was stunning。 He goes from basically being dependent on Frodo to being determined to carry on the quest on his own。 The cliffhanger has made me scared to read on because if anything happens to frodo I will be throwing hands。Overall， a very good sequel that made me fall in love with this world even more。 。。。more
Mitchell Wilson
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would’ve thought this would be my least favorite part but hey
Celeste
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Tolkien really is all he’s cracked up to be。
Ewelina
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Mogę tylko napisać， że dalej niezmiennie podziwiam kunszt pisarski， cudowny， barwny świat i fantastyczną fabułę。 Arcydzieło。
Maja
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I understand this is a classic and the whole trilogy is the first of its kind so props for that。 And when you think about all the things that the author had to come up with to make this story work and to build this amazing world which has influenced all the fantasy that came after that， this really is an amazing work of fiction。 But it's long and boring at times。 I enjoyed Andy Serkis' performance in the audiobook but if I had to listen to Treebeard on normal speed I would have DNFed the whole t I understand this is a classic and the whole trilogy is the first of its kind so props for that。 And when you think about all the things that the author had to come up with to make this story work and to build this amazing world which has influenced all the fantasy that came after that， this really is an amazing work of fiction。 But it's long and boring at times。 I enjoyed Andy Serkis' performance in the audiobook but if I had to listen to Treebeard on normal speed I would have DNFed the whole thing。 I'm glad I could envision everything because of the movies because my eyes glazed over everytime someone started singing or reciting poetry so I would have missed a bunch of stuff。 。。。more
Paul and Abi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The book The Two Towers by J。R。R。 Tolkien is a fantasy book that is filled with adventure and thrilling battles， with the constant struggle between the good and evil。 Tolkien creates an amazing， imaginative world with interesting creatures and characters that he uses to tell this thrilling tale。 You immediately fall in love with all the characters， and see how they face the evil that is trying to destroy all that they know and love。 Tolkien used characters that no one would expect， characters th The book The Two Towers by J。R。R。 Tolkien is a fantasy book that is filled with adventure and thrilling battles， with the constant struggle between the good and evil。 Tolkien creates an amazing， imaginative world with interesting creatures and characters that he uses to tell this thrilling tale。 You immediately fall in love with all the characters， and see how they face the evil that is trying to destroy all that they know and love。 Tolkien used characters that no one would expect， characters that are not the strongest or bravest， but make up for it in loyalty and courage。 In the book， the characters get separated into three groups， Merry and Pipin， Frodo and Sam， and Legolas， Gimli， and Aragon。 Each group is set a series of trials testing their courage and bravery， changing their lives and making them braver and stronger。 Tolkien follows each group in three separate storylines， making the book bounce back and forth between the three perspectives。 I really enjoyed this particular method that Tolkien used to tell the different storylines， it was fun having multiple stories & points of view in one book。 Tolkien makes sure that you see how each character faces the forces of evil， and how they grew from it， he also introduced new characters along the way that help them through the struggle。 This was a good book and I recommend it to anyone who loves books with adventure， battle， and friendship， but would not suggest for young children， because the battles can get quite graphic。 I really enjoyed it and would gladly read it again。 。。。more
Clara
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Immer wieder einfach gut ❤️
R。N。 İlkin
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Trilogiyanın 2。kitabı， qeyd etməliyəm ki， kitab getdikcə daha da maraqlı hal alır， yəni ikinci kitan birdən， üçüncü də ikidən daha maraqlı， axıcıdır。
Alyssa
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Brent says I can’t give one of the greatest books of all time 4 stars， so I give it 5 stars。 ;）
Jetta Seboly
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One of the best books ever written。
Edward Habib
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10/10。 A great tale。 One that truly matters。The Two Towers was such a wonderful and well-paced read。 I remember in the past being skeptical of Tolkien's decision to include the entirety of the Isengard/Rohan plot （Aragorn， Gandalf， Gimli， Legolas， Merry， Pippin） in Book 3， and the Ringbearer's quest （Frodo， Sam， Gollum） in Book 4。 However， I had no issues with this decision during this re-read。 The narrative constantly has forward momentum with the introduction of new characters and locations， a 10/10。 A great tale。 One that truly matters。The Two Towers was such a wonderful and well-paced read。 I remember in the past being skeptical of Tolkien's decision to include the entirety of the Isengard/Rohan plot （Aragorn， Gandalf， Gimli， Legolas， Merry， Pippin） in Book 3， and the Ringbearer's quest （Frodo， Sam， Gollum） in Book 4。 However， I had no issues with this decision during this re-read。 The narrative constantly has forward momentum with the introduction of new characters and locations， and every main character is well-written and interesting。 The Two Towers is a more grounded volume than its predecessor， as we spend far more time in the World of Men。 But that does not make this portion of The Lord of the Rings any less colorful。As usual， Tolkien does an exquisite job describing nature in such a way that every river， hill， and tree is imbued with the magic of Middle Earth。 Gimli's awe of the glittering caves and the descriptions of Ithilien are prime examples。 Of course， in The Two Towers， nature is truly brought to life in the form of the Ents。 Treebeard's appearances in this book were among the most beautiful and touching。 I genuinely felt emotional when Treebeard told Merry and Pippin the sad tale of the loss of the Entwives， and there is a true tragedy in the Ents accepting that they will slowly fade from the world。 Every war brings a loss that can never be undone， and Tolkien beautifully illustrates that theme through the Ents in the War of the Ring。 I was so moved by the song of the Ents and the Entwives that I included it in my list of favorite quotes （below）。Other standout character moments in The Two Towers include the deepening friendship between Gimli and Legolas， Faramir's introduction， Sam's unwavering loyalty to Frodo， and the turmoil of Gollum。 On that note， I do want to give Gollum his own special discussion in this review。 Everything about this character is an example of masterful character writing。 I cannot think of any other character in literature who is able to evoke so manny different reactions from a reader。 Tolkien's descriptions of Gollum's posture， his eye color， his use of "I" and "we" pronouns， and so many other cues give the reader hints into this conflicted character's shifting thoughts， intentions， and feelings at any given time， and reading Gollum dialogue is so entertaining that it feels like watching a play。 I actually laughed out loud on several occasions （the discussion of taters chief among them） and felt sorry for poor Sméagol at other times。 I want to avoid discussing Peter Jackson's film adaptations as much as possible when reviewing these books， but I think it is worth noting that for film fans， the biggest potential "disappointment" in Tolkien's text will be his writing of action， specifically the battle at Helm's Deep。 This event looks very much as it did in the film， but first time readers should not expect extended battle sequences in this book。 The most gripping action， in my opinion， was actually the drowning of Isengard， as it is once again a testament to Tolkien's ability to weave the theme of nature's power and magic into the narrative。QUOTES:"Do we walk in legend or on the green earth in the daylight？""A man may do both，" said Aragorn， " For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time。""There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse， even though the end may be dark。""You knew you were behaving wrongly and foolishly; and you told yourself so， though you did not listen。。。 But if I had spoken sooner， it would not have lessened your desire， or made it easier to resist。 On the contrary！ No， the burned hand teaches best。 After that advice about fire goes to the heart。""It was Sam's first view of a battle of Men against Men， and he did not like it much。 He was glad that he could not see the dead face。 He wondered what the man's name was and where he came from; and if he really was evil or heart， or what lies and threats had led him on the long march from his home; and if he would not really rather have stayed there in peace -""War must be， while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness， nor the arrow for its swiftness， nor the warrior for his glory。 I only love that which they defend。""Despair had not left him， but the weakness had passed。 He even smiled grimly， feeling now as clearly as a moment before he had felt the opposite， that what he had to do， he had to do， if he could， and that whether [。。。] anyone else ever knew about it was beside the purpose。"“We shouldn't be here at all， if we'd known more about it before we started。 But I suppose it's often that way。 The brave things in the old tales and songs， Mr。 Frodo: adventures， as I used to call them。 I used to think that they were things the wonderful folk of the stories went out and looked for， because they wanted them， because they were exciting and life was a bit dull， a kind of a sport， as you might say。 But that's not the way of it with the tales that really mattered， or the ones that stay in the mind。 Folk seem to have been just landed in them， usually — their paths were laid that way， as you put it。 But I expect they had lots of chances， like us， of turning back， only they didn't。 And if they had， we shouldn't know， because they'd have been forgotten。 We hear about those as just went on — and not all to a good end， mind you; at least not to what folk inside a story and not outside it call a good end。 You know， coming home， and finding things all right， though not quite the same — like old Mr Bilbo。 But those aren't always the best tales to hear， though they may be the best tales to get landed in！ I wonder what sort of a tale we've fallen into？”"Don't the great tales never end？""No they never end as tales，" said Frodo。 "But the people in them come and go when their part's ended。"The Ent and the Entwife:Ent:When spring unfolds the beechen-leaf and sap is in the bough，When light is on the wild-wood stream， and wind is on the brow，When stride is long， and breath is deep， and keen the mountain air，Come back to me！ Come back to me， and say my land is fair！Entwife:When Spring is come to garth and field， and corn is in the blade，When blossom like a shining snow is on the orchard laid，When sun and shower upon the earth with fragrance fill the air，I'll linger here， and will not come， because my land is fair！Ent:When Summer lies upon the world， and in a noon of goldBeneath the roof of sleeping leaves the dreams of trees unfold，When woodland halls are green and cool， and wind is in the West，Come back to me！ Come back to me， and say my land is best！Entwife:When Summer warms the hanging fruit and burns the berry brown;When straw is gold， and ear is white， and harvest comes to town;When honey spills， and apple swells， though wind be in the West，I'll linger here beneath the Sun， because my land is best！Ent:When Winter comes， the winter wild that hill and wood shall slay;When trees shall fall and starless night devour the sunless day;When wind is in the deadly East， then in the bitter rainI'll look for thee， and call to thee; I'll come to thee again！Entwife:When Winter comes， and singing ends; when darkness falls at last;When broken is the barren bough， and light and labour past;I'll look for thee， and wait for thee， until we meet again:Together we will take the road beneath the bitter rain！Both:Together we will take the road that leads into the West，And far away will find a land where both our hearts may rest。 。。。more
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Abbruch 53%
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GOATed must read 2/3
Julian Kanesky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Segunda vez que lo leo， esta vez en serio。 Me ha emocionado mucho la rabia que desata Sam contra Ella-Laraña。 Lo único malo del libro es como se divide en dos para contar la historia de los 3 cazadores y la travesía del portador del anillo。 Yo hubiera intercalado los capítulos。 De la manera que está escrito hace que te olvides de los unos o de los otros dependiendo de donde te encuentres。 Por lo demás todo un clásico con momentos especiales como la conversación entre Sam y Frodo y las historias Segunda vez que lo leo， esta vez en serio。 Me ha emocionado mucho la rabia que desata Sam contra Ella-Laraña。 Lo único malo del libro es como se divide en dos para contar la historia de los 3 cazadores y la travesía del portador del anillo。 Yo hubiera intercalado los capítulos。 De la manera que está escrito hace que te olvides de los unos o de los otros dependiendo de donde te encuentres。 Por lo demás todo un clásico con momentos especiales como la conversación entre Sam y Frodo y las historias que hablarían de ellos。 。。。more
Oliwia Ucinska
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Mam wersję tłumaczoną przez Marię Skibniewską i podoba mi się o wiele bardziej niż ta tłumaczona prze Jerzego Łozińskiego。
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